The Louisiana Art Therapy Association (LATA)is a non-profit organization with the mission to promote the awareness of the use of art as a healing and life enhancing process, and to exchange information for the advancement of research and training in the field, while​upholding the standards of professional competence. Louisiana art therapists are employed in a variety of health care settings which may include: private practice, schools, psychiatric hospitals, mental health agencies, medical hospitals, correctional facilities, wellness centers, nursing homes, corporate structures, and open art studios.